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Foot Grows in Baby's Brain - ABC News Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:22 PM CST Telegraph.co.uk Foot Grows in Baby's Brain ABC News - 2 hours ago By LAUREN COX A doctor in Colorado found a surprise when removing what he thought was a benign growth from a newborn's brain. Instead of a microscopic tumor, out popped a tiny foot, partially formed hand, a thigh and another partially formed foot. Tumor in Colorado newborn's brain contained foot The Associated Press Foot Found Growing Inside Newborn's Brain Associated Content USA Today - United Press International - findingDulcinea - WTVW all 530 news articles

Nursing home industry worries about new ratings - The Associated Press Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:21 PM CST SmartAboutHealth Nursing home industry worries about new ratings The Associated Press - 54 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) - About 22 percent of the nation's nearly 16000 nursing homes received the federal government's lowest rating in a new five-star system unveiled Thursday, while 12 percent received the highest ranking possible. Tennessee nursing homes get low ratings Bizjournals.com Government Launches Nursing Home Rating System Washington Post Wall Street Journal Blogs - Topeka Capital Journal - WWLP 22News - Kansas.com all 481 news articles

Medical ‘Conscience Rule’ Is Issued - New York Times Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:35 PM CST Canada.com Medical 'Conscience Rule' Is Issued New York Times - 39 minutes ago By DAVID STOUT WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, as expected, announced new protections on Thursday for health care providers who oppose abortion and other medical procedures on religious or moral grounds. Rule aims to protect health providers' right of conscience CNN New rule for health providers stirs objections The Associated Press Washington Post - InternetNews.com - MedPage Today - ProPublica all 266 news articles

First US Face Transplant Described - New York Times Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:37 AM CST BBC News First US Face Transplant Described New York Times - 8 hours ago Cleveland Clinic, via AP Dr. Maria Siemionow, center, led a Cleveland Clinic team including Dr. Risal Djohan, left, and Dr. Daniel Alam in an operation replacing most of a patient's face. Video: Cleveland Doctors Discuss Face Transplant AssociatedPress Surgeons discuss landmark face transplant Los Angeles Times Reuters - Indian Express - U.S. News & World Report - WebMD all 1,770 news articles

Health Buzz: Holiday Myths Debunked and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 18 Dec 2008 10:50 AM CST Telegraph.co.uk Health Buzz: Holiday Myths Debunked and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report - 5 hours ago You may have heard that sugar makes kids hyper, or that poinsettias are toxic. Those are just two health myths debunked in an analysis published yesterday in the British Medical Journal. Fact or fiction? We check out five holiday medical myths MSNBC Toxic Poinsettias? Hangover Cures? It May Be All Fiction Washington Post INDYchannel.com - CNN - BBC News - RedOrbit all 179 news articles

Recommended Diet for Diabetics May Need Changing, Study Suggests - New York Times Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:07 PM CST The Money Times Recommended Diet for Diabetics May Need Changing, Study Suggests New York Times - 1 hour ago By RONI CARYN RABIN People with Type 2 diabetes on a high-fiber diet kept their blood sugar under better control when they ate foods like beans and nuts instead of the recommended whole-grain diet, researchers have found. Diabetes control better with low-glycemic diet Reuters Low-Glycemic-Index Diet Beats High-Cereal-Fiber Diet for Glycemic ... Medscape Washington Post - WebMD - SmartBrief - TIME all 102 news articles

Marital Distress May Affect Breast Cancer Recovery - Washington Post Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:03 PM CST Current World News Marital Distress May Affect Breast Cancer Recovery Washington Post - 4 hours ago THURSDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Marriage problems are associated with poorer outcomes for women with breast cancer, a new US study finds. Lung Cancer Becomes Deadliest Tumor for Women in Australia Bloomberg Screening shows: Cancer spreads among teachers Ceylon Daily News RedOrbit - Cancer Consultants - MLive.com - Forbes all 128 news articles

Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival - Washington Post Posted: 17 Dec 2008 05:17 PM CST The Money Times Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival Washington Post - 22 hours ago By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women with ovarian cancer who had low levels of either of two enzymes associated with their tumors tended to die much sooner than women who had higher levels of one of the two enzymes, ... Ovarian cancer survival linked to two key proteins CNN Proteins Could Be a Key to Ovarian Cancer Wall Street Journal Xinhua - Bloomberg - dBTechno - Science Daily (press release) all 44 news articles

Congressman Predicts Delay in Healthcare Reform - MedPage Today Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:55 PM CST United Press International Congressman Predicts Delay in Healthcare Reform MedPage Today - 2 hours ago By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Despite promises of a healthcare reform bill in the first 100 days of the new Obama administration, legislation will likely not be enacted until 2010, said a senior ... What You Should Know About Medicare, Medicare Advantage Southern Maryland Online Health insurance group spent $1.6M lobbying in 3Q MSNBC USA Today - New York Times - Los Angeles Times - News from the University of Texas at Austin all 183 news articles

Real-world colonoscopy benefit seen more limited - Reuters Posted: 17 Dec 2008 11:33 PM CST TheMedGuru Real-world colonoscopy benefit seen more limited Reuters - 16 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening for colorectal cancer by colonoscopy seems to prevent about two-thirds of deaths from colon cancer, rather than 90 percent as has been widely claimed, a study indicates. Due for a Colonoscopy? Make Yours a Good One U.S. News & World Report State program will use DNA test for colon cancer Boston Globe Medscape - Atlanta Journal Constitution - Reuters UK - dBTechno all 61 news articles

Carbon monoxide victims living in foreclosed home expected to recover - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:03 PM CST dBTechno Carbon monoxide victims living in foreclosed home expected to recover San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago (12-18) 11:45 PST REDWOOD CITY -- All eight people poisoned by carbon monoxide from a gas generator running in a home near Redwood City where the power had been cut off are expected to recover, authorities said today. Eight hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning San Jose Mercury News Housing Crisis a Factor in Peninsula Poisoning KCBS dBTechno - San Mateo Daily Journal - InjuryBoard.com - FOXNews all 425 news articles

Miami physician sentenced to 30 years - Bizjournals.com Posted: 18 Dec 2008 01:04 PM CST Miami physician sentenced to 30 years Bizjournals.com - 3 hours ago The 30-year sentence is one of the longest terms ever given to a physician in a federal Medicare fraud case, according to the US Attorney's office. Miami doc gets stiff sentence for Medicare scam Forbes Physician's Assistant Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for His Role ... MarketWatch MiamiHerald.com - Sun-Sentinel.com - United Press International - CBS 4 all 49 news articles

FDA Requires Warnings About Suicidality Risk With Antiepileptic Drugs - Medscape Posted: 18 Dec 2008 10:30 AM CST dBTechno FDA Requires Warnings About Suicidality Risk With Antiepileptic Drugs Medscape - 5 hours ago December 18, 2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require the manufacturers of antiepileptic drugs to add a warning to their labeling indicating that use of the drugs increases risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors, according to an ... US orders suicidal action warning on epilepsy drugs Reuters FDA Adds Suicide Warning to Epilepsy Drugs Washington Post WebMD - Wall Street Journal - CNNMoney.com - guardian.co.uk all 352 news articles

Advocates Weigh In on FDA Leader - Wall Street Journal Posted: 17 Dec 2008 11:16 PM CST InjuryBoard.com Advocates Weigh In on FDA Leader Wall Street Journal - 16 hours ago By ALICIA MUNDY Health groups, some backed by the drug industry, have joined the heated lobbying battle in Washington over the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom ... FDA chief to leave post when Obama takes office Reuters Once Obama Takes Office, Current FDA Chief Will Resign SmartAboutHealth dBTechno - Boston Globe - New York Times all 83 news articles

Sector Snap: Diabetes drugs could see FDA pressure - Forbes Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:33 PM CST TheMedGuru Sector Snap: Diabetes drugs could see FDA pressure Forbes - 3 hours ago AP , 12.18.08, 01:24 PM EST New Food and Drug Administration guidelines for diabetes drugs could mean higher study costs and delays in reaching the market for several companies, including Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc., as the agency focuses on potential ... FDA Wants Longer, Tougher Diabetes Drug Clinical Trials CNNMoney.com FDA raises the bar for new diabetes drugs The Associated Press AboutLawsuits.com - Reuters - FierceBiotech - dBTechno all 241 news articles

Red Cross Workers Give Back - MSNBC Posted: 18 Dec 2008 05:57 AM CST WEEK-TV Red Cross Workers Give Back MSNBC - 10 hours ago By WEEK Producer The Collections Leadership team at the American Red Cross in Peoria really understands the spirit of giving. They see it every day at blood drives. Red Cross sponsors Type O blood drive WAVY-TV Red Cross hopes for high turnout at last drive of 2008 Pratt Tribune Village Times Herald - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - WPDE - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com all 62 news articles

HIV infects women through healthy tissue -US study - Reuters Posted: 17 Dec 2008 11:51 PM CST SmartAboutHealth HIV infects women through healthy tissue -US study Reuters - 16 hours ago By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Instead of infiltrating breaks in the skin, HIV appears to attack normal, healthy genital tissue in women, US researchers said on Tuesday in a study that offers new insight into how the AIDS virus spreads. HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin Washington Post Women Can Contract HIV Through Healthy Tissue, Study Says Kaiser network.org BBC News - SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - Michigan Messenger all 98 news articles

Jindal Medicaid plan up for first legislative vote - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:52 PM CST WWL Jindal Medicaid plan up for first legislative vote The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - 1 hour ago AP NATIONAL NEWS AP INTERNATIONAL AP WASHINGTON NEWS AP POLITICS NEWS AP BUSINESS NEWS AP SPORTS NEWS AP ENTERTAINMENT AP TECHNOLOGY NEWS AP HEALTH NEWS By MELINDA DESLATTE AP BATON ROUGE, La. Medicaid budget cut by $61 million, reduces services Charleston Regional Business Senators get briefing on Jindal Medicaid plan Forbes Bizjournals.com - Greenville News - Newsday - The State all 51 news articles

Sand hauled in to repair stretch of Galveston beach - Houston Chronicle Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:37 AM CST Houston Chronicle Sand hauled in to repair stretch of Galveston beach Houston Chronicle - 15 hours ago By HARVEY RICE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Sand from East Beach and Stewart Beach is dumped at Galveston's 61st Street Beach on Wednesday to repair erosion from Hurricane Ike. Is 'disaster tourism' voyeurism or education? USA Today 3-Share plan survived Hurricane Ike Daily News - Galveston County Southeast Texas Record - MyFox Houston - KHOU - abc13.com all 122 news articles

Missouri to Receive $150000 in Settlement against Airborne Health - KSMU Radio Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:22 PM CST eFluxMedia Missouri to Receive $150000 in Settlement against Airborne Health KSMU Radio - 1 hour ago When a dietary supplement provider made claims to prevent the common cold, the Show-Me-State and several others said "show me". Florida joins settlement with Bonita company MSNBC Airborne pays $7 mln in settlement with 32 states Reuters Bizjournals.com - Las Vegas Review - Journal - The Associated Press - TopNews all 294 news articles

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